There are 8 ways to get from Kirkwall to Bath by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane KOI - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bath Spatrain
6h 39m£184–567Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Union Street to George Streetbus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 183 / ...
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bus Stationbus 100 / ...
25h 31m£84–177Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Bristol Temple Meadstrain Aberdeen - Plymouth / ...
18h 31m£257–816Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane KOI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
6h 56m£269–665Fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane KOI - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bath Spatrain
9h 26m£278–651Fly to Bristol Airport
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane KOI - BRS
5h 19m£230–509Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane KOI - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
10h 15m£266–691Ferry, bus via London
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Stationbus 403
25h 54m£84–147
Kirkwall (KOI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkwall to Bath is to ferry and bus via London which costs £80 - £150 and takes 25h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkwall to Bath is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs £230 - £550.
The distance between Kirkwall and Bath is 654 miles.
The best way to get from Kirkwall to Bath without a car is to ferry and train which takes 18h 31m and costs £250 - £850.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Kirkwall to Bath, including transfers.
There are 2668+ hotels available in Bath.
What companies run services between Kirkwall, Scotland and Bath, England?
Loganair and easyJet fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Bristol Airport (BRS) 5 times a week.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–430
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–490
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Aberdeen, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester Airport via Aberdeen, Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Kirkwall to London Heathrow Airport via Dundee
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–490
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Southampton Airport via Aberdeen, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
Flights from Kirkwall to Manchester Airport via Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Kirkwall to Birmingham Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
Flights from Kirkwall to Bristol Airport via Lerwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £210–450
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Bath Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £55–70
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £75–110
Train from Southampton Central to Bath Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £35–45
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £45–70
Train from Aberdeen to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £220–750
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £220–320
- 1st Class
- £500–750
Train from Birmingham New Street to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £45–70
- 1st Class
- £80–120
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £75–110
- 1st Class
- £160–220
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Aberdeen Union Street to George Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–50
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–36
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £20–25
- Peak
- £31–36
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